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The 18th Annual Smithee Awards Tour: Full Groan

Good Morning Smithee Campers, I have a bit of scheduling news for y'all. Now's about the time when we should get the Smithee dates up (as much as we have them) so y'all can plan your Smithee viewing experience. This year, Smithee 18 will be showing at the following locations in order of appearance:

ConBustMarch 27-29 (Smithee date and time TBD)Smith CollegeNorthampton, MassachusettsCon Pass prices last year were: $8/$10/$8 or $25 for the entire weekend.

Origins Game FairJune 25-29, Smithee date: FRIDAY June 26th, 7pm (room TBD)Columbus, OhioCon Badges: $35 for a day pass, $70 for the full shebang if not preregistering.

Astute Smitheeites will have noticed two irregularities from our normal show schedule. First, in May you have a second chance to see the Smithees really, really close to their birthplace as we attend our first ever Penguicon. Oh we are squee about that!

Second: The origins show has been moved back a day to Friday. This will, we are told, make it a lot easier to nab the grand ballroom of infinite seating since it won't be scheduled for the Origins Awards. Oh we are squee about this too.

Stay tuned for more exact info as it trickles in! Lastly, keep in mind if you are planning to attend the Smithee Awards at one of the cons: Check the con schedules for last minute room arrangery and/or and space time fluctuations.

Also, for ConBust, pre-registration for the entire weekend this year costs $20, though the deadline for pre-registering is March 1. That's the same price as last year, which makes me think the door prices might be the same as well.

Mebbe I'm a traditionalist, but I always like the Smithees on Saturday. It was a good way to wind up the last day of the Con. Ya know when the Smithees are over, there's no reason to stay kind of thing.

Mind you, I also think the Awards should move their pissant ceremonies to make way for the Smithees, as the Smithees get better attendance and people have a better time there.

How much is it to just attend the Smithees and not the con itself? It's the main reason I spend all the money to go to Origins anyways... ;)

Welllll...technically the Origins Smithee Show is just as free as any other show we put on but in all good conscious we can't advocate sneaking on the premise just to watch the Smithees.

That said, we realized just last year that we were supposed to have been watching for badges when we meet and greet y'all and give out the official ballot kits. Ahhhh, oops. You can see that we are indeed quite the observant lot then. However, we trust that all y'all are playing it upright and that everyone has badges. Somewhere.

It'll be cool to have the big room. I wonder how long until we fill it. As for moving, it's a lot easier on the Smithee Crew to have the show on Friday since we get to actually attend more of the con (I hope) instead of worrying around for three days and being dead on Sunday. The show takes a LOT of effort to roll out to y'all.